Improvement in shirt-bosoms



' .To av/ZZ whom it may concern: I

l UNITED A STATES PATENT OFFICE,

. JULIUs AQPEsE, onV NEW YonLlN.' Y`.

IMPRox/ EMENT IN sl-nnT-osoMs.1

' Speciicntion forming part of Letters Patent N0. 40,426rda'ed October27, 186.3.v

-Be it known that I, J ULIUs A.PEAsE, of

:the city, county, and State of New-York,=hnve invented ay new andImproved Shirt-Bosom;

and I do declare that the' following is a i'ull and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,-and' totheletters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in makY ing a shirt-bosom of clothor other mafe'riahj Aenameled before or afl er it is made with'waterproof enamel, and with springs to'keep it' smooth or make vitresume a smooth position if bent. A

To enable others skilled in the art to make and 'use my invention, I-will proceed to `d e- ,scribe its construction and operation.

I construct my bosom A in the usual form of what are-termed falsebosoms,i n the plaits B of which-I -place steel spring c lengthwise,

and, if desired, crosswis'e, l), to prevent the cloth from breaking orrumpling, said cloth or .t l*

other material being water-proof enameledei-ther'before'or-after-it-islmade upc;

I do notconne myself to any style or shape, my objectl heilig to make abosom that' will' retain or resume its smooth position after it'is bent,and that can be wipedoil' with a wettowel when soiled and be readyi'oruse. Neither do-l ,conne myseltto steel springs, as other rua-terialof a sprngy nature will answer the saine purpose.

What I claim asmy inventiomand desire-to. A

secure by LettersPatent, is

' 'A shirt-bosom water-proof enameled, with springs to. keep itin position,jsubstantiall ys, as and for the purpose described.

JUL'IUs4 A. PEAsE. f

Witnesses:

HENRY KEELER, L. P. STEARN.

